-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Disbelieving Chelsea fans have been celebrating with their Champions League-winning team in London on a victory parade the day after the club won the trophy for the first time in their history .

Chelsea 's squad and temporary manager Roberto di Matteo traveled on two open-top buses , waving blue scarves as they showed off the famous trophy with the `` big ears . ''

Cheering fans crowded onto the streets and even climbed up trees and lampposts and onto bus stops around southwest London to catch a glimpse of their heroes , including matchwinner Didier Drogba .

Chelsea , who overcame Barcelona in the semifinals , were 1-0 down against Bayern Munich with seven minutes remaining at the Allianz Arena , but Drogba conjured an 88th-minute equalizer .

The Ivorian striker then scored the winning penalty in the shoot-out with what could be his final kick for Chelsea . The 34-year-old 's contract runs out this summer , and he has been linked with a move to China .

It capped a remarkable few months for Chelsea , who sacked Portuguese manager Andre Villas Boas in late March with the team toiling in the Premier League and trailing 3-1 against Napoli after the first leg of their Champions League last 16 match .

Under Di Matteo , Chelsea somehow overturned the deficit against Napoli , but a miraculous victory over Barcelona managed to overshadow that .

Chelsea looked doomed again after skipper John Terry was sent off early in the second leg and they went 2-1 down on aggregate , but once again the Blues triumphed against the odds -- and repeated the trick against Bayern in the German 's club 's home stadium .

The win also guaranteed Chelsea a place in the Champions League next season after missing out via the Premier League by only finishing sixth . Tottenham , who finished fourth in the English league , will have to settle for the Europa League .

As the buses came to a halt on Sunday , Terry , who was suspended for the final but lifted the trophy with Frank Lampard , led the players and fans in a chant of `` champions , champions , ole ole ole . ''

When the microphone was passed to Drogba , he was serenaded by both players and fans with `` Didier Drogba , we want you to stay . ''

Roman Abramovich , the club 's wealthy Russian owner , was also on the parade to witness the celebrations of Drogba , Fernando Torres , Ashley Cole , Petr Cech , Juan Mata , and countless other signings made under his big-spending ownership .

Winning the Champions League had been Abramovich 's dream and plenty of managers were fired over their failure to deliver it , but Di Matteo 's future is still far from secure .

`` Whatever the club decides I will respect , it 's as simple as that , '' the Italian coach said after the match in Munich .

As the Chelsea fans celebrated , the mood in Munich was predictably somber .

Once the delirious opposition fans had departed -- an estimated 100,000 Chelsea supporters were in Munich -- the city was left to mourn what most of the German newspapers saw as a desperately unlucky defeat .

Sports daily Bild 's headline read : `` Schweini , we are crying with you ! ''

Bastian Schweinsteiger , the talisman of the Bayern team who came through the youth system at the club , hit the post with a hesitant penalty in the shoot out .

Former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben had missed a chance to wrap it up even before the shoot out when he had a penalty saved by Cech in extra time .

Chelsea had one corner in the entire match and scored from it through Drogba . Bayern had 20 corners , and 43 attempts on goal to Chelsea 's nine .

`` It 's like a nightmare , '' Bayern director of sport Christian Nerlinger said . `` When you see how the game played itself out , it 's like a bad film .

`` This is frustrating and depressing to digest . This defeat is very difficult to take . ''

Munich daily SÃ 1/4 ddeutsche Zeitung concluded : `` How much bad luck fits into a single football match ? ''

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Chelsea parade the Champions League trophy through southwest London

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The Blues beat Bayern Munich on penalties for their first ever Champions League win

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Chelsea captain John Terry leads players and fans in chant of `` champions ''

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Bayern fans in disbelief after seeing team waste chances to win in their home stadium